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By Elina Urrutia IStaff WriterI
Delano Manongs:Forgotten Heros covers the story of Larry Itliong, a farm labor organizer and a group of Filipino farmworkers who launched one of the biggest American farm labor movements of all time.
The Delano Grape Strike of 1965 was the creation of the United Farm Workers Union (UFW).
While the movement is known for Cesar Chavez’s leadership, and considered a Chicano movement, many people are unaware that Filipinos played an important role.
On Tuesday, May 10, from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m., there will be a film screening for the documentary of Delano Manongs: Forgotten Heroes of the United Farm Workers in the SMSU Theater room.
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